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` THOMAS.Re.` onosr, on NEWARK, `JERSEY iiiAciapnvii` Fon `writrivef nnrivpfnons j i Specification of 'Letters PatentNo. 26,417', dated December To all whom it may concern; l v Be it known that l, THoMns CRosY,`

of the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Blind-Rod and Lath Wiring Machine; and I do hereby de-` clare that the following is a full, clear, `and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichj Figure l is a perspective view, Fig. 2 a back elevation, Fig. 3, a view of the rack j for holding the wires, showing the rubber spring H and Fig. 4 is a plan of the wire rack and frame showing also the spring H accompanying the same.

The same letters indicate like parts in all the drawings.

In Figs. l and 2 A is the bed frame of wood; B is the cast iron base having the standard B B (Fig. 2) `upon which `the j main plate T is adjusted for different widths of lath and rods by means of the 'large thumb screw seen in Fig. l2. The small thumb screw atthe bottom of T and the one at the bottom of the standard in B are for regulating `diiferent thicknesses of lath and rods.

The rod to bev wired is seen at S and at the side thereofis the pattern or carrier C. The pattern or carrier C is of wood and notched as represented in spaces corresponding to the requirements of the rod S. I

The dog V Fig. l at the lower end of the handle E is for the purpose of operating the carrier, moving the same one notch at each throw of the handle and carrying with it at the same time the rod S. The carrier C has a small screw in it at the left end against which the red rests. At each action of the handle E the dog V is brought in contact with a projection of the side of the adjustable slide K, and this slide is simply for the purpose of regulating the motion of the dog V and so to drop it into any notch required. When the dog is not required to be used it is fastened out of the way by means of the catch X.

D is a rack upon which the wires fw, lw, are first strung. This rack may be adjusted as shown in Figs. l and 4 to slide upon the frame m, and to be held by means of the spring H, Figs. 3 and 4 firmly l against themain plat T` tion l with said plate act of being driven, o itfmay befper nently attached `tothe said plate Tand additional piece `or yielding mouth may attached to the mainplatefT substantia in the manner in which; D is now `arranged O is the direct acting or perpendicular driver, operated bymeans of the slot in th v which the wires are ami heid :marmitta handle E actinguponfalpin or projection f e the driver. The stud] s ringand eccentric j seen at Y Figliare; or` the purpose of holding the carrier yandrod `properly position while th` machine isl being op eerated.` j l j The operation of` the* machine "when u wiring rods is -a`s"fo1lowsi" The han dle E being thrown up the dog 1V" `is thrown forward against the carrier `C into a notch `of )which it` falls fand j pushes it, together lwith therod` Sone notch forward ready for` the next wire. And the driver O is elevated so thatthe lowerend fully clears the rack `D "and `said rackis then pressed up by means of the spring H` (Figs. 3 and `4) firmly against the main plate T.V The wires on "D `will thenslide` down toward T ,and the lowerl"wire`jwill rest against T directly..` `underneath e the driver O, said driver and wire being fo equal thickness. `Ifcnow the handle Eis depressed the dogV will be drawn bac against the slide Kland therelrest read for the neXt operation,` the `driven() will".` be pressed down upon the single wire, and

the plate T, and willlpass said Uwirethroug the machine and force it` into thefrodS.

The wire while `in theact of enteringlth rod is firmly held? in -proper positionl'wit in the yielding mouth formed byfthe lowerf` end of D pressing by means of thefspring H upon the plateT las before described,`

I am aware` that apatentfwas granted to Byron Boardman dated September` 1 1857, for anirnproved machine for wirin blind rods, but the {method employed fb me to hold the wire pre aratory to its being pressed into" there or blindybyl the driver is entirely different from the inve tion or device `of j the said Boardma Neither is my said machine in` any other respect in principle and operation `simil to the one patented by said Boardman. j

eans of dd hot` threfoe c'laimrhis said invention dog V. in the end of the arm E sfiibst nor any ptrt thereof, but Y tially in the manner and for the purposes 4at I c'lim as Iny invention andY desireY herein described. y. 'l f Y to .secure by Letters Patent is 4. VI claim the combination together of the 1; The use in Wiring machines of the drivel" O and the ryielding mouth formed yielding mouth to holdthe Wire when being by the rack D and plate I substantially 'as driven and formed substantially as herein lherein described. A

described. ATHOMAS R. CROSBY. I

2. I claim the use of the adjustable "slide i0 K substantiallyin the manner and for the Witnesses: Y vpurposes described. RANsoM CROSBY,

3. I claim in said machines the use of the DANIEL F. TOMPKINS. 

